The Lakers added another piece to their offseason mix on Tuesday, making official the signing of guard Quentin Grimes for the 2026-27 season and beyond.
Los Angeles announced the move in a press release, identifying Grimes as a 6-foot-5, 207-pound guard who spent the 2025-26 season with Philadelphia. In 75 games, including 19 starts, he averaged 13.4 points, 3.6 rebounds and 3.3 assists in 29.4 minutes per game.
“The Los Angeles Lakers have signed guard Quentin Grimes,” the franchise announced in a press release. “Grimes (6’5”, 207) appeared in 75 games (19 starts) for Philadelphia (76ers) during the 2025-26 season, averaging 13.4 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 3.3 assists in 29.4 minutes.”
“The Texas native scored in double figures 53 times, including 15 games with 20 or more points. He also connected on at least three 3-pointers in 20 games. Defensively, Grimes recorded multiple steals in 15 games and blocked at least one shot in 20 contests.”
For the Lakers, the appeal is pretty clear. Grimes brings the kind of two-way profile that can fit alongside Luka Doncic, giving Los Angeles a wing guard who can defend on the perimeter and chip in from deep.
He also arrives with a track record that still hints at more. After a strong 2022-23 run with the Knicks, Grimes looked like he was trending toward becoming a bigger part of the rotation before being traded the following year.
His three-point shooting dipped last season with the 76ers, where he hit 33.4% from beyond the arc. But that came one year after he knocked down 38.5% of his threes on 441 attempts, a reminder that the shot has already shown real value at volume.
Add in the defensive energy he has shown in the league, and the Lakers have reason to view this as a useful signing as they continue building around Doncic.
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